Tag: Christian movie review

They are the Hoovers because they all pretty much suck. At the dinner table--the symbol of familial unity--they eat chicken out of a bucket, off of paper plates and drink pop served in McDonald’s collectible glasses. The nutritive value of the meal is equal to the emotional and spiritual value...

I went to see Looper on opening night. There’s plenty to talk about in this movie, but too many people haven’t seen it yet and I don’t want to spoil it for them. But my experience in the theatre that night had me thinking that two more points should be...

“If it’s not appropriate for children, it’s not appropriate for anyone.” I’ve always had trouble with this idea, because if I took that approach, I’d no longer be able to read my Bible. I have been told by those who can read the original languages in which the Bible has...

It happened again today. I sometimes show clips from movies to illustrate the tools we use for literature can be pulled out of the tool box for engaging movies as well. Today’s lesson was Allusion. I had just hit play on the movie There Will Be Blood (2007) and the...

My students use the word epic to describe anything that is really awesome. You might be surprised to know that Finding Nemo has a lot in common with some of the stories which are legitimate epics. Like the Aeneid and Odyssey, Finding Nemo is about a hero on a journey. ...